By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives. She was
Continue ReadingBy Katie Polglase and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces fired on a United Nations convoy carrying vital food supplies in central Gaza on February 5, before ultimately blocking the trucks from progressing to the northern part of the territory, where Palestinians are on the verge of famine, according to documents shared exclusively by the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds
Continue ReadingBy CARSON HILTON Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Darius Brown II scored a season-high 25 points and Utah State beat No. 19 San Diego State 68-63 on Tuesday night to take sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference. “We’re fighters. We know that we had a couple games where we were
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with his family saying a legal challenge would be detrimental to his welfare. Yang Hengjun was found guilty of espionage and sentenced two weeks ago to death with a
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Indio Girls’ water polo point Mia Buelna is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Joining the varsity team as a sophomore, Buelna was ready to compete as soon as she joined. “It was clear from the start that she wanted to get better at the sport, and she really proved from an early stage that
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after technology stocks led Wall Street broadly lower on Tuesday, with investors waiting for chipmaker Nvidia’s quarter earning report. The report, which will come out later in the day, will put stock markets in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan on alert
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say a taekwondo instructor killed a 7-year-old student at his academy and the boy’s parents before going to a Sydney hospital with stab and slash wounds on his body. A police official said Wednesday that Kwang Kyung Yoo will eventually be charged with three counts
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge who investigated the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has indicted some 50 suspects in the case. Among them is the slain president’s widow, the former prime minister and the former head of Haiti’s national police force. The long-awaited report was
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An appeals court in Chile’s capital has ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted. Last December, a judge rejected a request to reopen the case by Neruda’s nephew to look for other causes of the
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It was an historic day at the Empire Polo Club in Indio as two NSWL teams stepped on the pitch Tuesday afternoon. For the first time ever, professional womens’ soccer was payed in the Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley Invitational is a pre-season exhibition tournament hosted by the LA Galaxy. And this year, four NWSL
Continue ReadingBy Azaz Syed, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Two of Pakistan’s dynastic political parties have formally announced the formation of a coalition government, a move that brings an end to nearly two weeks of negotiations and likely keeps an incarcerated Imran Khan out of power despite his affiliates winning the
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An I-Team investigation reveals the daily struggles some Cathedral City residents still say they face six months after Tropical Storm Hilary and their reactions to the city’s storm response. “So at this point, we’re still living out of bins in our bedrooms and in our bathroom,” said Beatrice Toledo whose Cathedral City home was flooded by a mudflow
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is telling Rwanda and Congo they “must walk back from the brink of war,” the sharpest warning yet of a looming conflict between the African neighbors. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood delivered the warning Tuesday at an emergency meeting of the U.N.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s leadership PAC paid out more than $2.9 million to law firms last month as his legal troubles mounted and racked up an additional $1.9 million in unpaid legal bills at the end of January, according to a filing Tuesday night with federal regulators. Save
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday likened his $355 million fine for fraudulently inflating the value of his properties to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. “It is a form of Navalny,” Trump said at a Fox News town hall in South Carolina, when asked how he
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach, authorities said. Emergency crews responding around 3 p.m. to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea found the boy, who is about 8 years old, buried
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An appeals court in Chile’s capital has ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted. Last December, a judge rejected a request to reopen the case by Neruda’s nephew to look for other causes of the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports have grown nearly 12% in January as shipments jumped in vehicles, auto parts and machinery. Government data released Wednesday show the nation’s trade deficit shrink to 1.76 trillion yen, or $12 billion, or about half of what it was a year ago. Imports declined
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